Amazon is sending out cancellation notices to those of you that pre-ordered the Asus Transformer Prime from them within the last week. Their reason for doing so? A “lack of availability from suppliers.” If you remember the original Transformer, a similar situation played out due to the fact that Asus couldn’t produce them fast enough. We aren’t sure if Asus is limiting the supply here or if they just can’t seem to manufacture them fast enough (again) with all of these new high-end pieces of technology. It’s a frustrating sign, especially for those looking to pick up the world’s first quad-core tablet before X-mas.

No telling what the retail availability will be when the devices makes its way into stores on December 19, but we are thinking now that it will be limited.

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gamestop has working models in their stores… is legit for sale at gamestop?

Fonnie Williams

Has anyone been able to preorder in-store at gamestop?

w4rsh4w

My pre-order is still open. Ordered the 32 GB Champagne tablet and dock on 11/22. However the ship date changed from after 12/25, to 1/12/12 for the tablet and we’ll let you know for the dock.

Anonymous

Didn’t this happen with the first Transformer too? You figured they’d learn how to ramp up production.. Or push back a release date until they built enough.. Or this all could be them hypebeasting it up so it looks super popular? Eh, who knows..

Stewie

C’mon! give ASUS a break!

After all, looking back on the original release, they decided to release a whole whoppin initial batch of 20 to the US this time, not just 10 ….

That’s a 100% increase in units over last time!

Irrational Man

(ノಠ益ಠ)ノ彡┻━┻

David Parrella

Anyone with the Amethyst Gray not been cancelled yet? If so, when did you order it??

Dommy431

My Best Buy order is still in there, but i’ve noticed that the keyboard dock release date is listed as 12/31/11….

Ok, so originally ordered 1 grey and 1 champagne tablet plus 1 grey keyboard dock through amazon on the 22nd. They’ve canceled the grey, but not the champagne. And they’ve updated the keyboard eta to January 6……SUX Re ordered the grey at BestBuy but they have no grey keyboard, may try Gamestop, but jeeze talk about android fragmentation.

Anonymous

I just checked best buy and they have the grey its called
Asus – Portable Docking Station or tf201-dock-gr

Anonymous

I’ll just go to Fry’s Electronics. If they don’t have it I can wait.

Arby

Interesting. My order still appears on my Amazon account and I’ve received no cancellation. It continues to show “Not shipped” and delivery date of January 6, 2012. But maybe that is because I ordered the 64GB version? Have to watch and see, I guess….

yeah, my wife wanted this as a christmas gift. santa needs to come through for me on this!

Dande1138

I still haven’t received any notice of my pre order being canceled from Amazon so far…knock on wood

Lmrojas

I never thought I would have to buy an iOs device….

DigitalEnforcer

you don’t… and please never do. I would rather wait a couple extra weeks than buy and outdated Ip*d 2

Lmrojas

Better GPU and better app selection. Let’s not be blind fan bois. This is the only Android Tablet to surpass it, at least in theory

Raven

Buying an electronic tablet that doesn’t support desktop widgets is like buying a paper tablet that doesn’t support pens. Why bother?

News, weather, calendar, email, facebook, music, all done from widgets without having to launch any apps. Only things I full screen are games and movies. I couldn’t imagine not having access to desktop widgets.

Anonymous

Yeah, the maxipad isn’t limited in any other ways. It’s not just a giant ipod touch or anything.

/s

DigitalEnforcer

Wow… I really hope Bestbuy doesn’t do this… It’ll suck so bad because I already know my brother is getting me the keyboard attachment for Christmas. SO I might just have a keyboard and no tablet.

Anonymous

Guess you’ll have to use your pesky laptop until then…

PDubya

Amen bro! I was thinking the same thing (without the keyboard though).

nope, in typical best buy fashion they wont tell you till about 24-48 hours after its released. You have a better chance ordering one of these off a chineese ebay acct right now then actually having best buy ship you this thing at release.

Anonymous

I was thinking the same thing. Even considered a pre-order from j&r

Anonymous

haha, my girlfriend is doing the same for me. Guess I’ll type up a storm to nothing on the keyboard.

Xc8118

I called them up and they gave me a $10 credit for when I order it when it becomes available again. So they’ll hook me up w/ the 2% discount, the free shipping, + another $10 off. Not worth it for the inconvenience of having to order again and hope that they have stock soon, but better than nothing I guess (or paying an extra $100 to order w/ gamestop)

Sndd1413

I called and bitched for 20min and they wouldn’t give me anything.

Sndd1413

I called and spoke to them for 20min and couldn’t get anything from them.

This is a nightmare. This happens with the Nexus too and there will be a revolution of mass proportions. (Happened to me too, cancelled).

Anonymous

Glad I canceled my pre-order with them and when elsewhere. They still show available for pre-order on other sites according to nowinstock.net though.

Mctypething

Uh oh….Fortituide Vicinimus is going to be pissed!

EC8CH

HA!

FortitudineVincimus

kick a guy while he is down why don’t you… I see how it works

EC8CH

If anyone deserves to get one of the first Prime’s… it’s this guy ^

FortitudineVincimus

Damn beotches… I just had to go backup and PO 2 from Best Bizzzuy – but whereas I was at the top of the Amazon list with opening hour PO now I am at the bottom of the BB PO list.

SHIZZZZZZZZZ

Anonymous

I got the same email. It’s puzzling because I got a preorder the instant they were available and I figured I couldn’t go wrong by choosing Amazon. This indicates to me that they must not really be getting any in stock if they couldn’t even fill the earliest preorders.

Consequently, this probably means i’m screwed as i’m late to the game on the other retailers now. I preordered over at J&R, but i’m not feeling too confident.

Lmrojas

Buy an ipad that’s what I am going to do. I am pissed beyond imagination

Anonymous

I’ve considered it in the past. But I honestly do prefer the Android ecosystem. Plus i’m invested in it because I prefer Android phones. This means all of my paid apps transfer to the tablet. I’ve owned a Galaxy Tab 10.1 and had a good experience. I know an Ipad would fit my needs just as well and i’m annoyed at the cancellation, but i’ll wait for the Transformer.